Chequered

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of chequer form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of checkered. UK, alt-of, alternative

    "The trees lay on one side the road in a rich depth of shadow; on the other the golden light seemed to rain through the chequered boughs: a subtle fragrance floated on the air, and the carols of a thousand birds rose distinct above the deep murmur of the city that they had left behind."

Adjective
  1. 1
    patterned with alternating squares of color wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
checkedcheckeredpatterned

Example

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"From a bird's-eye view, Los Angeles looks like a chequered carpet."

Related phrases

green-white-chequered

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